Film · 1983 · Comedy
Trading Places
Directed by John Landis
1983
★ 5.4 editorial score
A regulation passed in 2010 is nicknamed after this film: two rich brothers bet a dollar on whether a broker and a hustler can swap lives, and Eddie Murphy runs away with it.
“Trading Places...may not be fresh, but it certainly is funny. As played by a strange but well-chosen cast representing several Hollywood generations, it features an amusing turnabout gimmick and perhaps the two actors best suited to bringing it off. Both Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy, the movie's stars, attempt to move beyond their inspired ''Saturday Night Live'' mugging here, offering sustained characterizations and playing things relatively straight.”
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